differentiation

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For Grand, this differentiation was a core part of what made his Creatures valuable.

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  1. noun The act or process of differentiating.
  2. noun The state of becoming differentiated.
  3. noun Mathematics The process of computing a derivative.

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  • This differentiation is at a level consistent with intraspecific variation. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • For Grand, this differentiation was a core part of what made his Creatures valuable. —  SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
  • It is a first-in-class multi-faceted molecule that promotes endothelial cell differentiation, angiogenesis in dermal tissues, keratinocyte migration, collagen deposition, and down-regulates inflammation. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Epigenetics refers to features of organisms that are stable over successive rounds of cell division but which do not involve changes in the underlying DNA sequence cellular differentiation, allowing cells to maintain different characteristics despite containing the same genomic material. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • "In the last few years, some discoveries have challenged the long-standing belief that cell differentiation is an irreversible final process," said Oliver, the paper's senior author.
 

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  1. from differentiate, v.: see -ation.
 

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/dɪfərɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən/
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